Chris Hemsworth returns with ‘Limitless with Chris Hemsworth’ season 2 (National Geographic for Disney+/Craig Parry)
National Geographic has renewed both Limitless with Chris Hemsworth and A Real Bug’s Life for second seasons. Season one of Limitless premiered on Disney+ in November 2022 and A Real Bug’s Life, narrated by Awkwafina, debuted in January 2024.
“Working on Limitless was an eye-opening experience that allowed me to reflect on my strengths, vulnerabilities and all the ways in which we as humans can plan toward longevity,” said Hemsworth. “For this next season, we are attempting to raise the bar and go even deeper in this exploration alongside health and wellness experts from around the globe.”
Filmmaker Darren Aronofsky and Ari Handel created the series and will return to executive produce the new season. Additional executive producers include Hemsworth, Tom Watt-Smith, Jane Root, Ben Grayson, Brandon Hill, Bengt Anderson, and Simon Raikes.
“Millions of viewers around...
National Geographic has renewed both Limitless with Chris Hemsworth and A Real Bug’s Life for second seasons. Season one of Limitless premiered on Disney+ in November 2022 and A Real Bug’s Life, narrated by Awkwafina, debuted in January 2024.
“Working on Limitless was an eye-opening experience that allowed me to reflect on my strengths, vulnerabilities and all the ways in which we as humans can plan toward longevity,” said Hemsworth. “For this next season, we are attempting to raise the bar and go even deeper in this exploration alongside health and wellness experts from around the globe.”
Filmmaker Darren Aronofsky and Ari Handel created the series and will return to executive produce the new season. Additional executive producers include Hemsworth, Tom Watt-Smith, Jane Root, Ben Grayson, Brandon Hill, Bengt Anderson, and Simon Raikes.
“Millions of viewers around...
- 2/8/2024
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
National Geographic is bringing back two of its Disney+ originals for second seasons.
The company has renewed Limitless with Chris Hemsworth and A Real Bug’s Life.
Limitless with Chris Hemsworth premiered in 2022 and follows the Extraction star as he explores secrets of improving our lives.
In season one, Hemsworth pushed the limits of his body and mind to discover how fasting can unlock the body’s anti-aging power, how to manage stress so it doesn’t kill you, and how exposure to extreme temperatures can trigger our bodies’ own defenses against the killer diseases of old age, all in a quest to live a longer, healthier life.
In the second season, he travels through Nepal, Italy, Australia, and the United Kingdom in four more challenges.
It comes from Darren Aronofsky’s Protozoa Pictures and Jane Root’s Nutopia. The pair exec produce alongside Hemsworth as well as Ari Handel, Tom Watt-Smith,...
The company has renewed Limitless with Chris Hemsworth and A Real Bug’s Life.
Limitless with Chris Hemsworth premiered in 2022 and follows the Extraction star as he explores secrets of improving our lives.
In season one, Hemsworth pushed the limits of his body and mind to discover how fasting can unlock the body’s anti-aging power, how to manage stress so it doesn’t kill you, and how exposure to extreme temperatures can trigger our bodies’ own defenses against the killer diseases of old age, all in a quest to live a longer, healthier life.
In the second season, he travels through Nepal, Italy, Australia, and the United Kingdom in four more challenges.
It comes from Darren Aronofsky’s Protozoa Pictures and Jane Root’s Nutopia. The pair exec produce alongside Hemsworth as well as Ari Handel, Tom Watt-Smith,...
- 2/8/2024
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
National Geographic has partnered with Rex on the new docuseries tentatively titled “Top Gun: The Next Generation.”
Rex, part of Zinc Media Group, will produce the series for Nat Geo. It follows the students of the U.S. Navy’s most elite fighter pilot program, which was popularized by the blockbuster films “Top Gun” and “Top Gun: Maverick” starring Tom Cruise.
Per the official description, the series “follows a group of officers as they push their limits on the grueling Advanced Flight Training Program. For the first time ever, they will be embarking on some of the most challenging flight tests possible including landing on an aircraft carrier at sea. The elite nature of the course means that only a minority – the very best – will make it to the top to fly the world’s most advanced jet – the F-35C Lightning II.”
The series will feature sprawling aerial sequences as...
Rex, part of Zinc Media Group, will produce the series for Nat Geo. It follows the students of the U.S. Navy’s most elite fighter pilot program, which was popularized by the blockbuster films “Top Gun” and “Top Gun: Maverick” starring Tom Cruise.
Per the official description, the series “follows a group of officers as they push their limits on the grueling Advanced Flight Training Program. For the first time ever, they will be embarking on some of the most challenging flight tests possible including landing on an aircraft carrier at sea. The elite nature of the course means that only a minority – the very best – will make it to the top to fly the world’s most advanced jet – the F-35C Lightning II.”
The series will feature sprawling aerial sequences as...
- 10/16/2023
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
The creators of the Pfizer BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine will take on cancer in National Geographic documentary “The Cancer Vaccine” (working title).
The documentary will follow Uğur Şahin and Özlem Türeci – the husband-and-wife team who built German biotechnology giant BioNTech – as they and their team race competitors, skeptics, governments and cancer itself to create an entirely new class of medicines that use the body’s own defenses to defeat cancer.
The documentary posits a world where a cancer diagnosis – even the most aggressive kind – no longer means brutal chemotherapy or a death sentence and a world where every individual cancer patient gets a bespoke drug, individually tailored to the unique genetics of their tumor, which could keep patients cancer-free for the rest of their lives. It aims to take viewers to the frontlines of breakthrough science alongside the scientists, researchers and patients at the heart of this endeavor.
The film begins...
The documentary will follow Uğur Şahin and Özlem Türeci – the husband-and-wife team who built German biotechnology giant BioNTech – as they and their team race competitors, skeptics, governments and cancer itself to create an entirely new class of medicines that use the body’s own defenses to defeat cancer.
The documentary posits a world where a cancer diagnosis – even the most aggressive kind – no longer means brutal chemotherapy or a death sentence and a world where every individual cancer patient gets a bespoke drug, individually tailored to the unique genetics of their tumor, which could keep patients cancer-free for the rest of their lives. It aims to take viewers to the frontlines of breakthrough science alongside the scientists, researchers and patients at the heart of this endeavor.
The film begins...
- 6/14/2023
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
National Geographic has announced a documentary special with the working title of “The Cancer Vaccine.”
The documentary special will follow Uğur Şahin and Özlem Türeci – the husband-and-wife team who built German biotechnology giant BioNTech and created the Pfizer BioNTech Covid Vaccine — as they compete in the race to find a cure for cancer.
The film will chronicle Şahin and Türeci’s creation of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid vaccine, which came out of mRNA technology that, for years, had been considered useless. The couple has their own team, with whom they face competitors, skeptics, government officials and the disease itself. The solution may lie in using the body’s defenses to create medicine that can disarm the disease that has killed so many.
Early patient trials have yielded hopeful results, with half of those in BioNTech’s Phase 1 trial showing no sign of relapse after being treated for pancreatic cancer, which kills...
The documentary special will follow Uğur Şahin and Özlem Türeci – the husband-and-wife team who built German biotechnology giant BioNTech and created the Pfizer BioNTech Covid Vaccine — as they compete in the race to find a cure for cancer.
The film will chronicle Şahin and Türeci’s creation of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid vaccine, which came out of mRNA technology that, for years, had been considered useless. The couple has their own team, with whom they face competitors, skeptics, government officials and the disease itself. The solution may lie in using the body’s defenses to create medicine that can disarm the disease that has killed so many.
Early patient trials have yielded hopeful results, with half of those in BioNTech’s Phase 1 trial showing no sign of relapse after being treated for pancreatic cancer, which kills...
- 6/14/2023
- by Dessi Gomez
- The Wrap
A Nat Geo doc is to follow the husband-and-wife team behind the Covid-19 Pfizer BionTech vaccine as they take on the fight against cancer.
In The Cancer Vaccine [working title], Uğur Şahin and Özlem Türeci’s race to create an entirely new class of medicines that use the body’s own defenses to defeat cancer will be charted, with Academy Award-winning indie Oxford Films and BAFTA-winner Patrick Forbes behind the doc.
The show, which is being unveiled at this week’s Sheffield Doc Fest, begins with the story of Şahin and Türeci’s fight against Covid-19, protecting millions of people around the world from the deadliest pandemic of modern times. Next, the pair have set themselves an incredibly difficult task: to create utterly personalized medicines. With this approach they hope not just to save lives but to transform medicine, creating an entirely new class of drugs and therapies that work with a body’s defenses,...
In The Cancer Vaccine [working title], Uğur Şahin and Özlem Türeci’s race to create an entirely new class of medicines that use the body’s own defenses to defeat cancer will be charted, with Academy Award-winning indie Oxford Films and BAFTA-winner Patrick Forbes behind the doc.
The show, which is being unveiled at this week’s Sheffield Doc Fest, begins with the story of Şahin and Türeci’s fight against Covid-19, protecting millions of people around the world from the deadliest pandemic of modern times. Next, the pair have set themselves an incredibly difficult task: to create utterly personalized medicines. With this approach they hope not just to save lives but to transform medicine, creating an entirely new class of drugs and therapies that work with a body’s defenses,...
- 6/14/2023
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: The Nat Geo UK-based commissioning and production team has been restructured and now feeds into Disney’s Emea production hub, reporting to Liam Keelan.
The move is understood to have taken place several weeks ago, with the Nat Geo London-based team now focusing on international productions, regional European and local market productions. The team is also working closely with London-based Sean Doyle, Disney’s Director of Original Production, Unscripted General Entertainment for Europe and Africa, it is understood.
The Nat Geo team, which comprises the likes of Commissioning Editors Carolyn Payne and Simon Raikes, Associate Producer, Development and Production Alexander Lawson and Production and Development Coordinator Daisy Bryant, now reports into Keelan (pictured), Disney’s Vice President Original Content, Europe and Africa, whose main focus is Disney+. Keelan, a former BBC Studios scripted exec and BBC commissioner who joined 18 months ago, reports into Diego Londono, Emea EVP, Media Networks and Content.
The move is understood to have taken place several weeks ago, with the Nat Geo London-based team now focusing on international productions, regional European and local market productions. The team is also working closely with London-based Sean Doyle, Disney’s Director of Original Production, Unscripted General Entertainment for Europe and Africa, it is understood.
The Nat Geo team, which comprises the likes of Commissioning Editors Carolyn Payne and Simon Raikes, Associate Producer, Development and Production Alexander Lawson and Production and Development Coordinator Daisy Bryant, now reports into Keelan (pictured), Disney’s Vice President Original Content, Europe and Africa, whose main focus is Disney+. Keelan, a former BBC Studios scripted exec and BBC commissioner who joined 18 months ago, reports into Diego Londono, Emea EVP, Media Networks and Content.
- 11/17/2021
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
National Geographic has commissioned event series “Return To The Moon” (working title), which will chronicle NASA’s historic Artemis program that will see a woman step on the lunar surface for the first time.
Named after Greek mythology’s goddess of the moon, National Geographic will take a comprehensive look at the mission, using all of its print and digital storytelling platforms to invest in extensive, multi-year coverage of NASA’s journey.
The series will be produced by Lightbox, the company co-founded by Simon Chinn, double Oscar winner for “Searching for Sugar Man” and “Man on Wire,” and Jonathan Chinn, double Primetime Emmy winner for “LA 92” and “American High.” The Chinns will serve as executive producers alongside Emmy-nominated producer Suzanne Lavery (“Cajun Navy”), with Simon Raikes executive producing for National Geographic.
Sundance winner Jerry Rothwell (“The Reason I Jump”) is the series director.
“For more than 130 years, National Geographic...
Named after Greek mythology’s goddess of the moon, National Geographic will take a comprehensive look at the mission, using all of its print and digital storytelling platforms to invest in extensive, multi-year coverage of NASA’s journey.
The series will be produced by Lightbox, the company co-founded by Simon Chinn, double Oscar winner for “Searching for Sugar Man” and “Man on Wire,” and Jonathan Chinn, double Primetime Emmy winner for “LA 92” and “American High.” The Chinns will serve as executive producers alongside Emmy-nominated producer Suzanne Lavery (“Cajun Navy”), with Simon Raikes executive producing for National Geographic.
Sundance winner Jerry Rothwell (“The Reason I Jump”) is the series director.
“For more than 130 years, National Geographic...
- 12/9/2020
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Nat Geo is heading into space to find new stories about the bible in a big-budget documentary fronted by Lost Treasures of the Maya Snake Kings host Albert Lin.
The factual giant has ordered two-part series The Bible From Space (w/t) from All3Media-backed Caravan.
The documentary will reveal the truth behind the biggest stories from the Old Testament with Lin taking a journey through the Holy Lands and looking at the historical events that might lie behind biblical stories such as the Exodus and the parting of the Red Seas as well as the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah.
Lin, who also previously hosted China’s Megatomb Revealed, will travel with a mobile laboratory through the deserts of the Middle East and work with top archaeologists to carry out scientific research, using satellite imagery, multi-spectral analysis, magnetometry, aerial photogrammetry and old-fashioned detective work to find hidden answers.
The...
The factual giant has ordered two-part series The Bible From Space (w/t) from All3Media-backed Caravan.
The documentary will reveal the truth behind the biggest stories from the Old Testament with Lin taking a journey through the Holy Lands and looking at the historical events that might lie behind biblical stories such as the Exodus and the parting of the Red Seas as well as the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah.
Lin, who also previously hosted China’s Megatomb Revealed, will travel with a mobile laboratory through the deserts of the Middle East and work with top archaeologists to carry out scientific research, using satellite imagery, multi-spectral analysis, magnetometry, aerial photogrammetry and old-fashioned detective work to find hidden answers.
The...
- 11/29/2018
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
New trailers for the Stone Age reality series 10,000 BC have been revealed.
The show from Channel 5 and MTV UK will see a group of 20 contestants relinquish modern amenities and everyday comforts to live in the equivalent of the Stone Age.
Contestants will be required to hunt for food, and will be "pushed to the limits of endurance". The series will run for ten 60-minute episodes on Channel 5, while MTV UK will air five hour-long editions of a spin-off show.
The new trailers premiered on Channel 5 during tonight's Celebrity Big Brother launch.
The joint commission is part of Viacom's acquisition of Channel 5, after purchasing the channel for £450 million from Northern & Shell Media Group.
Simon Raikes, Channel 5's Commissioning Editor: Factual, said: "This is a remarkable fusion of social experiment and living history, it brings to Channel 5 the best of both worlds in one unmissable series that finally makes history fun and gives entertainment a purpose.
The show from Channel 5 and MTV UK will see a group of 20 contestants relinquish modern amenities and everyday comforts to live in the equivalent of the Stone Age.
Contestants will be required to hunt for food, and will be "pushed to the limits of endurance". The series will run for ten 60-minute episodes on Channel 5, while MTV UK will air five hour-long editions of a spin-off show.
The new trailers premiered on Channel 5 during tonight's Celebrity Big Brother launch.
The joint commission is part of Viacom's acquisition of Channel 5, after purchasing the channel for £450 million from Northern & Shell Media Group.
Simon Raikes, Channel 5's Commissioning Editor: Factual, said: "This is a remarkable fusion of social experiment and living history, it brings to Channel 5 the best of both worlds in one unmissable series that finally makes history fun and gives entertainment a purpose.
- 1/7/2015
- Digital Spy
Channel 5 will delve into the world of the PG Tips chimps in a new documentary.
The Secrets of the Tea Chimps will look at the lives of the stars of the famous ads, and include interviews from their former keeper.
The writer and director of the advertisements will lift the lid on what it was like behind the scenes when filming with the animals.
The chimps' rise to fame will also be explored, as well as how they struggled to get work once the adverts came to an end.
Secrets of the Tea Chimps will additionally focus on how attitudes to chimps in clothing have changed, with a nostalgic look at when the adverts began in the 1950s.
Commissioning Editor for Factual at Channel 5 Simon Raikes said: "From the 1950s to the 1980s the PG chimps made a huge impact on our national consciousness, but the extraordinary story of their rise to mega-stardom - and,...
The Secrets of the Tea Chimps will look at the lives of the stars of the famous ads, and include interviews from their former keeper.
The writer and director of the advertisements will lift the lid on what it was like behind the scenes when filming with the animals.
The chimps' rise to fame will also be explored, as well as how they struggled to get work once the adverts came to an end.
Secrets of the Tea Chimps will additionally focus on how attitudes to chimps in clothing have changed, with a nostalgic look at when the adverts began in the 1950s.
Commissioning Editor for Factual at Channel 5 Simon Raikes said: "From the 1950s to the 1980s the PG chimps made a huge impact on our national consciousness, but the extraordinary story of their rise to mega-stardom - and,...
- 12/1/2014
- Digital Spy
Channel 5 and MTV UK have commissioned a new reality series.
The channels have partnered up for 10,000 BC, which will see a group of 20 contestants forgo modern amenities and everyday comforts to live in the equivalent of the Stone Age.
Contestants will be required to hunt for food, and will be "pushed to the limits of endurance". The new series will run for ten 60-minute episodes on Channel 5, while MTV UK will air five hour-long editions of a spin-off show.
Simon Raikes, Channel 5's Commissioning Editor: Factual, said: "This is a remarkable fusion of social experiment and living history, it brings to Channel 5 the best of both worlds in one unmissable series that finally makes history fun and gives entertainment a purpose."
Meanwhile, Steve Regan, MTV UK's VP of Commissioning and Production, said that the show will see the group "coping with extreme circumstances", believing it to be perfectly pitched at the MTV demographic.
The channels have partnered up for 10,000 BC, which will see a group of 20 contestants forgo modern amenities and everyday comforts to live in the equivalent of the Stone Age.
Contestants will be required to hunt for food, and will be "pushed to the limits of endurance". The new series will run for ten 60-minute episodes on Channel 5, while MTV UK will air five hour-long editions of a spin-off show.
Simon Raikes, Channel 5's Commissioning Editor: Factual, said: "This is a remarkable fusion of social experiment and living history, it brings to Channel 5 the best of both worlds in one unmissable series that finally makes history fun and gives entertainment a purpose."
Meanwhile, Steve Regan, MTV UK's VP of Commissioning and Production, said that the show will see the group "coping with extreme circumstances", believing it to be perfectly pitched at the MTV demographic.
- 9/10/2014
- Digital Spy
Viacom has closed its £450m ($720m) acquisition of free-to-air UK broadcaster Channel 5.
The deal, first announced at the start of May, has received unconditional clearance from the European Commission.
The Us media giant, which operates MTV, Nickelodeon and Comedy Central, has also ordered two major co-commissions between its pay channels and C5.
C5 and MTV UK have jointly commissioned factual entertainment format 10,000 BC from The Garden and GroupM Entertainment. The show will see 20 contestants live in Stone Age conditions, forgoing the comforts and conveniences of the modern world.
Jointly order by C5’s factual commissioning editor Simon Raikes and MTV’s vice president of commissioning Steve Regan it will launch as a 10 x 60-minute series on the terrestrial channel, with a 5 x 60-minute spin-off on MTV.
Separately, Nickelodeon is partnering with C5’s pre-school block Milkshake to develop animated series Nella The Knight. The series, which is co-funded by both broadcasters, will air on...
The deal, first announced at the start of May, has received unconditional clearance from the European Commission.
The Us media giant, which operates MTV, Nickelodeon and Comedy Central, has also ordered two major co-commissions between its pay channels and C5.
C5 and MTV UK have jointly commissioned factual entertainment format 10,000 BC from The Garden and GroupM Entertainment. The show will see 20 contestants live in Stone Age conditions, forgoing the comforts and conveniences of the modern world.
Jointly order by C5’s factual commissioning editor Simon Raikes and MTV’s vice president of commissioning Steve Regan it will launch as a 10 x 60-minute series on the terrestrial channel, with a 5 x 60-minute spin-off on MTV.
Separately, Nickelodeon is partnering with C5’s pre-school block Milkshake to develop animated series Nella The Knight. The series, which is co-funded by both broadcasters, will air on...
- 9/10/2014
- ScreenDaily
Special Needs Hotel and Meet The Psychopaths are among a raft of new factual shows ordered by Channel 5.
The broadcaster announced today that it has picked up seven new programmes, including a docudrama and a new programme hosted by Alex Polizzi.
Special Needs Hotel focuses on Foxes, a hotel which employs staff with a range of disabilities for a few years as a form of training.
The three-part series will follow both new students joining the hotel and those preparing to take their skills elsewhere.
Meanwhile, three-part Meet The Psychopaths will explore the notion of psychopathology and the research being carried out by scientists, with professor Anthony Maden creating personality profiles and assessments for infamous psychopaths.
First episode 'Psycho Killers' will examine serial criminals including the recent case of Joanna Dennehy; the second episode - 'When Psychos Rule the World' - will focus on 'super-functional' psychopaths and examine historical figures such as Hitler,...
The broadcaster announced today that it has picked up seven new programmes, including a docudrama and a new programme hosted by Alex Polizzi.
Special Needs Hotel focuses on Foxes, a hotel which employs staff with a range of disabilities for a few years as a form of training.
The three-part series will follow both new students joining the hotel and those preparing to take their skills elsewhere.
Meanwhile, three-part Meet The Psychopaths will explore the notion of psychopathology and the research being carried out by scientists, with professor Anthony Maden creating personality profiles and assessments for infamous psychopaths.
First episode 'Psycho Killers' will examine serial criminals including the recent case of Joanna Dennehy; the second episode - 'When Psychos Rule the World' - will focus on 'super-functional' psychopaths and examine historical figures such as Hitler,...
- 8/14/2014
- Digital Spy
Young carers are to be the focus of a new Channel 5 documentary.
12 Years Old and Caring For Mum: Through A Child's Eyes will give three children between the ages of 11 and 13 video cameras so that they can record their own experiences, Broadcast reports.
The show is expected to examine the everyday life of young people looking after their sick or disabled parents, and the impact on their friendships and schoolwork.
Channel 5's Simon Raikes described the documentary as a "remarkable film about an important issue told with extraordinary courage, honesty and insight by the people at the sharp end - the children themselves".
Meanwhile, Daniela Neumann from the show's production company described the stories told in the documentary as "shocking", adding: "You cannot fail to be moved by the difficulties they face."
An air date has not yet been set for 12 Years Old and Caring For Mum.
12 Years Old and Caring For Mum: Through A Child's Eyes will give three children between the ages of 11 and 13 video cameras so that they can record their own experiences, Broadcast reports.
The show is expected to examine the everyday life of young people looking after their sick or disabled parents, and the impact on their friendships and schoolwork.
Channel 5's Simon Raikes described the documentary as a "remarkable film about an important issue told with extraordinary courage, honesty and insight by the people at the sharp end - the children themselves".
Meanwhile, Daniela Neumann from the show's production company described the stories told in the documentary as "shocking", adding: "You cannot fail to be moved by the difficulties they face."
An air date has not yet been set for 12 Years Old and Caring For Mum.
- 7/2/2014
- Digital Spy
Holloway prison will be examined in a new Channel 5 series.
Inside Holloway will examine the history of Europe's largest women's prison, which has previously housed criminals such as Myra Hindley, Ruth Ellis and Cynthia Payne.
As well as focusing on famous inmates, the show will examine the political side of the prison, including the Suffragette movement, British Fascists, and anti-nuclear protestors.
Inside Holloway will feature interviews with experts, former inmates and members of staff and will also question whether a new approach is needed to deal with female prisoners.
Channel 5's factual commissioning editor Simon Raikes described Holloway as "iconic, important and endlessly fascinating", saying: "With an extraordinary cast of contributors and inmates, and lots of genuinely new information and insight, this timely series unfolds a fascinating history which raises some very significant questions about the present."
The show is being made by the same company behind Channel 5's previous programme Inside Broadmoor,...
Inside Holloway will examine the history of Europe's largest women's prison, which has previously housed criminals such as Myra Hindley, Ruth Ellis and Cynthia Payne.
As well as focusing on famous inmates, the show will examine the political side of the prison, including the Suffragette movement, British Fascists, and anti-nuclear protestors.
Inside Holloway will feature interviews with experts, former inmates and members of staff and will also question whether a new approach is needed to deal with female prisoners.
Channel 5's factual commissioning editor Simon Raikes described Holloway as "iconic, important and endlessly fascinating", saying: "With an extraordinary cast of contributors and inmates, and lots of genuinely new information and insight, this timely series unfolds a fascinating history which raises some very significant questions about the present."
The show is being made by the same company behind Channel 5's previous programme Inside Broadmoor,...
- 5/15/2014
- Digital Spy
Larry Lamb has signed up to present a new Channel 5 documentary series about Rome.
Rome: The World's First Superpower will see the EastEnders actor explore Rome's rise from a city to an empire.
The self-proclaimed Roman history enthusiast will look into Rome's major figures including Romulus and Julius Caesar, and will discover how the small city was able to conquer the world for nearly 100 years.
Lamb will travel across Europe, North Africa and the Middle East in the four-part series, visiting major sites and finding artefacts and documents from Roman life.
The presenter said: "From exploring Roman sewers and slums to epic battlefields, from the ancient walls of Rome inside a busy train station to diving among the still-intact ruins of villas in the playground of the rich - this series is showing me Rome in a way I only ever dreamed of."
Executive producer John Farren said: "It's the...
Rome: The World's First Superpower will see the EastEnders actor explore Rome's rise from a city to an empire.
The self-proclaimed Roman history enthusiast will look into Rome's major figures including Romulus and Julius Caesar, and will discover how the small city was able to conquer the world for nearly 100 years.
Lamb will travel across Europe, North Africa and the Middle East in the four-part series, visiting major sites and finding artefacts and documents from Roman life.
The presenter said: "From exploring Roman sewers and slums to epic battlefields, from the ancient walls of Rome inside a busy train station to diving among the still-intact ruins of villas in the playground of the rich - this series is showing me Rome in a way I only ever dreamed of."
Executive producer John Farren said: "It's the...
- 5/8/2014
- Digital Spy
Channel 5 will air the upcoming Ultimate Fighting Championship event from the O2 Arena in London.
Ufc Fight Night London will be the first official Ufc event to be broadcast live to a terrestrial audience for free in the UK on March 8.
Alexander Gustafsson will take on Jimi Manuwa in the inaugural martial arts event, to be broadcast live from 9pm, followed by highlights of the whole event until 11pm.
Garry Cook, Executive Vice President and Managing Director of Ufc Emea, said: "This gives the entire British public the opportunity to watch Ufc programming live on free to air TV and we are very excited to be working with Channel 5 to provide this experience.
"The Ufc are incredibly proud of the Emea Fight Nights that we will be hosting throughout 2014, showcasing some of our incredible talent at Saturday primetime, across the regions to millions of existing and new fans."
Channel 5's...
Ufc Fight Night London will be the first official Ufc event to be broadcast live to a terrestrial audience for free in the UK on March 8.
Alexander Gustafsson will take on Jimi Manuwa in the inaugural martial arts event, to be broadcast live from 9pm, followed by highlights of the whole event until 11pm.
Garry Cook, Executive Vice President and Managing Director of Ufc Emea, said: "This gives the entire British public the opportunity to watch Ufc programming live on free to air TV and we are very excited to be working with Channel 5 to provide this experience.
"The Ufc are incredibly proud of the Emea Fight Nights that we will be hosting throughout 2014, showcasing some of our incredible talent at Saturday primetime, across the regions to millions of existing and new fans."
Channel 5's...
- 2/26/2014
- Digital Spy
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